Richter may refer to:

Science and technology

Richter magnitude scale The Richter scale —also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale—is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Francis Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 ...

, a scale measuring the strength of earthquakes, created by Charles Francis Richter *

Richter tuning Richter tuning is a system of choosing the reeds for a diatonic wind instrument (such as a harmonica or accordion). It is named after Joseph Richter, a Bohemian instrument maker who adopted the tuning for his harmonicas in the early 19th century ...

scale developed in 1825 to which harmonicas are usually tuned *

Richter's transformation Richter's transformation (RT), also known as Richter's syndrome, is the conversion of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or its variant, small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), into a new and more aggressively malignant disease. CLL is the circulation o ...

or Richter's syndrome, complication of blood-related neoplasms

People with the name

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Richter (surname) Richter is a surname of German origin ( is German for "judge"). Geographical distribution As of 2014, 71.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Richter'' were residents of Germany (frequency 1:350), 13.0% of the United States (1:8,649), 2.2% of ...

Places

Richter, Kansas Richter is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas Franklin County (county code FR) is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,996. Its county s ...

Richter Peaks Richter Peaks () is a group of peaks rising to about 1,385 m located near the southern extremity of the Walton Mountains, situated in the central portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The peaks were named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Nam ...

, a group of mountain peaks near the southern end of Alexander Island, Antarctica * Richter Brewery, a building in Escanaba, Michigan on the National Register of Historic Places

Brands and enterprises

Richter (toy company) F. Ad. Richter & Cie was founded and owned by Friedrich Adolf Richter. This German manufacturer produced many products, including pharmaceuticals, music boxes, gramophones, and Anchor Stone building sets. He established his main factory in Rudolst ...

, a German toy manufacturer from the early 20th century *

Gedeon Richter Ltd. Gedeon Richter Plc. is a Hungary, Hungarian Multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. It is one of the largest companies of the industry in the C ...

, a Hungarian pharmaceutical company * Richter LLP, a Canadian financial consulting firm * Richter10.2 Media Group LLC, an American Agency

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Richter, the villain's right-hand man in science fiction thriller '' Total Recall'' * Richter Abend, a character from the game ''Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World'' * Richter Belmont, a character from the ''Castlevania'' game series (see

List of Castlevania characters Listed below are characters from all of the ''Castlevania'' video games in the order of their introduction and the game's release. ''Castlevania'' and ''Simon's Quest'' Dracula The main antagonist of the ''Castlevania'' series is , based on ...

) * Richter Berg, hitman in the action games ''

Hotline Miami ''Hotline Miami'' is a top-down shooter video game by Jonatan Söderström and Dennis Wedin, collectively known as Dennaton Games. The game was published by Devolver Digital and released on 23 October 2012 for Microsoft Windows. Set in 1989 Mi ...

'' and '' Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number'' * Holt Ann Richter, midget friend of Cleveland Brown on ''

The Cleveland Show ''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A spin-off of ''Family Guy'', the series centers on Cleveland Brown, his new wife Donna Tubbs, a ...

'' * Renate Richter, Nazi schoolteacher and co-protagonist of the 2012 movie ''

Iron Sky ''Iron Sky'' is a 2012 comic-science-fiction action film directed by Timo Vuorensola and written by Johanna Sinisalo and Michael Kalesniko.

'' * Richter Sakamaki, brother of Karlheinz, '' Diabolik Lovers ''

Music

* Richter (electro rock), an electro-rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina * The Richter Scales, an a cappella group from San Francisco, CA that was active from 2000 to 2014 * "

Richter Scale The Richter scale —also called the Richter magnitude scale, Richter's magnitude scale, and the Gutenberg–Richter scale—is a measure of the strength of earthquakes, developed by Charles Francis Richter and presented in his landmark 1935 ...

", a 1997 hip hop single by

EPMD EPMD is an American hip hop duo from Brentwood, New York. The duo's name is a concatenation of the members' names "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referring to its members: emcees Erick Sermon ("E" a.k.a. ...

* "Goin' Richter", a 1998 rock song by

The Ziggens The Ziggens are an American band based out of Huntington Beach, California, United States, whose self-described style of "cowpunksurfabilly" combines elements of cowpunk, surf, rockabilly, punk, ska, and country. The Ziggens are led by Bert Susa ...

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* '' Richter 10'', a 1996 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Mike McQuay {{disambiguation